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Re: Radio Active Deals a reputable dealer ?

Posted by Doc B. on June 24, 2004 at 17:25:55:
Hi Kerry,
I'm far from being as experienced as a lot of the folks here, but since no one else is stepping up to the plate -
I was using an Olympus D460Z point and shoot for our website product photos for the past three or four years, and decided that we needed to improve the quality of the images, so I started to look around at various approaches. I happened to have a Nikomat FT2 and a 50mm lens, and I was picking up a few more lenses to use with it, figuring to post scans of negatives. So when the opportunity arose to acquire a Nikon D1 at a great deal I went for it. It's not super high megapixels (2.74), and I guess it's generally considered a second choice to something like a 6MP D100 or D70 these days, but it seems rugged and versatile, and it has one particular advantage over the newer models. I can pick up older fixed focal length manual lenses of very high quality for very reasonable prices and pop them right on. It makes for a very high image quality for the buck.
So as you can imagine my suggestion would be to go for the SLR. However, you might want to check into exactly what Canon lenses will work. My understanding is that the EOS series won't mount the older manual Canon lenses. While folks who know more than me seem to like the new Canon digital SLRs and lenses over the Nikons, the Nikon system's interchangability of top quality older lenses can be a real advantage if you're trying to stay within a budget.
As to where to buy, I'm afraid I can't be of much help. I'm a die hard horsetrader and acquire most of my gear used, through trades for our products.